§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland what facilities and fittings for telephones, for Assemblymen and journalists, were installed in the Royal high school, in preparation for it being used as a Scottish Assembly; and what was the total cost of such facilities and fittings.
§ Mr. MillanProvision has been made for Assembly members to have basic telephone facilities and for the media to have access to the Assembly switchboard798W for internal calls only. The media made separate arrangements with the Scottish Telecommunications Board for facilities for external calls. Telephone wiring has been completed and almost all fittings have been installed. The standard charges applicable to the work done, excluding the media's own arrangements, amount to about £5,300.
§ Mr. Sproatasked the Secretary of State for Scotland how many official delegations of journalists, etc., were taken round the Royal high school as a future home for a Scottish Assembly; and what was the total cost to public funds of these visits.
§ Mr. MillanRepresentatives from the media were invited to visit the Royal high school on 2 July 1976 and 27 November 1978. It is not possible to identify separately the total cost to public funds of these and other visits.